long ball

noun

: home run

Examples of long ball in a Sentence

a pitcher who has given up a lot of long balls

Recent Examples on the Web

Leahy gives up a lot of runs, and Imanaga is susceptible to the long ball. — David Troy Outkick, FOXNews.com, 4 July 2026

The home runs have been split fairly evenly across the lineup, with nine players hitting at least one long ball. — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 18 June 2026

Miguel Rojas hit his third long ball of 2026 in the sixth inning which scored the last run before Springs was pulled. — Sean Campbell, Sacbee.com, 1 July 2026

When considered city by city and decade by decade, there are lots of factors in home run totals, from ballpark dimensions to playing strategies to the number of long ball hitters in each lineup. — Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1938, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for long ball

• aldol
• armhole
• atoll
• awol
• backhaul
• banal
• baseball
• befall
• cabal
• catchall
• cecal
• centrale